Charmander jumped to the side of the blast and charged forward without a command. Fire spit out of his mouth and it splashed onto Wartortle's skin.

"Bite!"

The water pokemon jerked around and bite Charmander right on the neck.

"Flamethrower! Again!"

Charmander flung him off of him and stood over him. A blast of flames came out of his mouth and right into Wartortle's. "Skullbash!" As soon as the fire went out, Charmander smashed his head against the other.

Gary gave a small smirk, "Lower Aqua Tail!" His pokemon's tail whipped under Charmander's feet and he fell backwards. "Return!" Wartortle's mouth opened as a beam started.

"Dodge!"

But it was too late, as soon as Charmander was trying to get onto his feet, Wartortle blasted the pokemon with the beam. The poor fire pokemon was spun back several places, behind the line of the area. Brock casted him an eye of concern and walked over a few feet to the pokemon. "Charmander is…"

"Come on, Charmander!" Ash squealed from her side of the battle field. She was about to walk through the small arena they created with tape, but he stirred. The orange pokemon lifted his body slowly from the ground and looked around, locating where his enemy was. Brock quickly took a step back as his flames grew larger.

"Ah, so he's hot-headed," Gary uttered. "Guess we got to cool him down, right, Wartortle?"

His companion nodded his small blue head.

"Water Pulse!"

Water rose from the outside of the ship, and started fielding up the lower deck. Those who were watching started backing away before they were drench in the sea waters. Misty's lips puckered out as she watched Gary's foul move. "Ash! Charmander's tail!"

The brunt girl only nodded, she was already on a lookout for any spots that Charmander can get to. The only thing that she could see was Brock. "Charmander! Get to Brock!"

And the hot-headed pokemon obeyed after noticing the rising water levels.

Gary narrowed his eyes and only gestured his hand in a sign of boredom, "You're no fun. Wartortle, halt. Tactic C, go."

The blue pokemon glared at the fire pokemon, and the water slowly drained out of the area. Once that was clear, Charmander returned to the ground, while Brock was trying to fan out his flaming hair.

Once the pokemon was onto the ground, Wartortle charged forward, swiped Charmander off his head with Aqua Tail, again and again to the point where he was flying in the air. His eyes closed. And finally, he admitted defeat. He transferred back into the pokeball, while Ash grunted her teeth.

"One down, five to go," Gary taunted with a smirk. "This time, you got the advantage, use it right, or less your 'friend' will end up like that Charmander."

Misty shook her head at Gary. Even if he was taunting them, he was still giving them somewhat of good advice. "Brock," she whispered into his ear, "What should she use?"

"Wartortle is a water type, and their common weakness is grass type, but she doesn't have one on her team. Pikachu is her best bet. Just like in her match with you."

Ash didn't hear one word they say. Instead of thinking about her choice, she hurried up and grabbed one of her balls. She threw it out into the field, and everyone waited to see which pokemon she picked. Bright light flashed, and out appeared a pokemon full of fur. There were a few claps from the crowd, while Brock and Misty only shook their heads. Primeape.

Which, by pokemon species, was nowhere near Pikachu.

"Why isn't she using Pikachu?!" Misty stomped her foot and her body slumped. From all of the days that she knew the runt, Pikachu was always Ash's first choice. Not a pokemon that they only captured a few days ago.

The black haired girl didn't notice her friends' reactions; she was too busy grinning from ear to ear. "Didn't expect that, did you?" She snickered at the look of Gary's expression.

He took a moment to collect him and observed the situation once more. "Yeah, I was surprise you are dumber than you look." He did give the girl a chance to think wisely, but instead she blew it. Even if it has been a few months since they left Pallet Town, it seems like Ash hasn't changed mentally-wise. She was still the same Ash he knew, even if she grew in other areas.

"Take that back!" She growled under her breath at the lad.

"Why should I? Isn't it the truth?" he mocked the girl, "I gave you a chance. You had the advantages to onesh-"

"Primeape, Mega Kick!"

Before Gary could finish his sentence, the ape pokemon charged forward at him. Not Wartortle, but him. Ash saw the mistake and tried to call him ff the attack, but Primpape was already in front og Gary, ready to slam his foot down onto the boy.

A light glowed from his pocket and merged in front of him. Nidoran. She went into attack position and poison sting the ape pokemon.

"STOP THE MATCH!" Brock called. "Halt! Fouls! Stop!"

Primpape's foot went down, clashing against her horn. Wartortle moved from behind Ash's pokemon, and gauntlet the pokemon sideways. The girl ran across the field, "Primeape! Back!" She held the pokeball in front of her, trying to recapture the raged-filled ape, but it was no use.

Gary backed away from the brawl taking place right in front of him. Nidoran was trying to protect him, one was trying to tear his face, while the last one was trying to pin Primeape down. It was chaos, and all that he could do was stand there. At least until Brock pushed him back, into his crowd of cheerleaders.

He sent out his Geodude, which took a hold of Primeape's arms, while Wartortle kept him down. Ash stood above them and pressed the button on her pokeball, returning Primeape finally.

As soon as that mad cow was out of the way, everyone just stared at each other. The cheerleaders stood him up, and he glanced around at everyone, before returning his pokemon back to their balls, as did Brock. The dark skinned man looked around and gave a finally sigh, "This match is over. A draw. Everyone can go back now."

The girl scratched the back of her neck and gazed at the ground. "Sorry about that… I didn't thin-"

"Course, you weren't thinking."

She gave a puff, and her bangs blew upwards. "Like I was saying, I'm sorry."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Next time, just keep your pokemon under control, Ashy-girl." He turned and left her there.

"Next time?"